Dr. Nasser Hanna outlines the possible benefits of consolidation chest radiation for small cell lung cancer patients who respond well to chemotherapy.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Dr. Nasser Hanna outlines the possible benefits of consolidation chest radiation for small cell lung cancer patients who respond well to chemotherapy.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

What puts you at risk for inherited kidney cancer? Dr. Nizar Tannir discusses the signs doctors look for to determine if a kidney cancer patient should be screened for a familial syndrome.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

What puts you at risk for inherited kidney cancer? Dr. Nizar Tannir discusses the signs doctors look for to determine if a kidney cancer patient should be screened for a familial syndrome.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

The doctors discuss the circumstances under which small cell lung cancer patients should receive prophylactic cranial irradiation.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

The doctors discuss the circumstances under which small cell lung cancer patients should receive prophylactic cranial irradiation.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

NanoString Technology may help doctors learn what is driving tumor growth in kidney cancer patients and, therefore, determine what treatments may be most effective for them.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

NanoString Technology may help doctors learn what is driving tumor growth in kidney cancer patients and, therefore, determine what treatments may be most effective for them.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Dr. Nasser Hanna discusses the SQUIRE trial of the EGFR antibody Necitumumab in patients with squamous lung cancer. Though it achieved a statistical increase in OS, he does not consider it clinically relevant.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Dr. Nasser Hanna discusses the SQUIRE trial of the EGFR antibody Necitumumab in patients with squamous lung cancer. Though it achieved a statistical increase in OS, he does not consider it clinically relevant.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Dr. Daniel Heng is the namesake of the Heng Criteria, which evaluates various factors of kidney cancer patients to determine their prognoses.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Dr. Daniel Heng is the namesake of the Heng Criteria, which evaluates various factors of kidney cancer patients to determine their prognoses.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

The REVEL trial studied 1,200 non-small cell lung cancer patients to see if the drug Cyramza (ramucirumab) improved overall surival. The doctors had mixed feelings about the results.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

The REVEL trial studied 1,200 non-small cell lung cancer patients to see if the drug Cyramza (ramucirumab) improved overall surival. The doctors had mixed feelings about the results.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Dr. Lauren Harshman explains what PD1 (an immune T-cell) and PDL1 (a protein on the PD1 T-cell) are and how new drugs impact them to fight kidney cancer.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Dr. Lauren Harshman explains what PD1 (an immune T-cell) and PDL1 (a protein on the PD1 T-cell) are and how new drugs impact them to fight kidney cancer.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

The doctors discuss the new FDA-approved drug for ALK positive lung cancer patients, Zykadia (ceritinib), including the dosage level, potential side effects and the ability of Zykadia to impact brain metastases.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

The doctors discuss the new FDA-approved drug for ALK positive lung cancer patients, Zykadia (ceritinib), including the dosage level, potential side effects and the ability of Zykadia to impact brain metastases.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Drugs in early stage clinical trials seem to show benefit for non-clear cell kidney cancer, but more trials must take place and patients are desperately needed to enroll in them.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Drugs in early stage clinical trials seem to show benefit for non-clear cell kidney cancer, but more trials must take place and patients are desperately needed to enroll in them.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

"Dead negative," is how Dr. Nasser Hanna describes results of a phase 3 study that examined how patients with high MET expression did on the drug MetMab (onartuzumab).توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

"Dead negative," is how Dr. Nasser Hanna describes results of a phase 3 study that examined how patients with high MET expression did on the drug MetMab (onartuzumab).توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Dr. Guru Sonpavde discusses what he does when he first begins treating a patient recently diagnosed with late stage kidney cancer.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Dr. Guru Sonpavde discusses what he does when he first begins treating a patient recently diagnosed with late stage kidney cancer.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Lung cancer patients with high MET amplification appear to do well on Xalcori (crizotinib), a drug that is approved for ALK positive patients.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Lung cancer patients with high MET amplification appear to do well on Xalcori (crizotinib), a drug that is approved for ALK positive patients.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Patients are responding very well to the next generation of immunotherapy drugs currently in clinical trials to treat kidney cancer.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Patients are responding very well to the next generation of immunotherapy drugs currently in clinical trials to treat kidney cancer.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Lung cancer patients with the EGFR mutation who had progressed on other drugs did well on a new drug in clinical trial, though one particular side effect concerns some.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Lung cancer patients with the EGFR mutation who had progressed on other drugs did well on a new drug in clinical trial, though one particular side effect concerns some.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Results from recent clinical trials looking into PD1 inhibitors of kidney cancer are giving patients and doctors reasons to be hopeful.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Results from recent clinical trials looking into PD1 inhibitors of kidney cancer are giving patients and doctors reasons to be hopeful.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) mutations may play a role in the growth of squamous cell lung cancer. Dr. Jonathan Riess talks about what they are learning in this area.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) mutations may play a role in the growth of squamous cell lung cancer. Dr. Jonathan Riess talks about what they are learning in this area.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

EGFR positive lung cancer patients who had seen cancer progression responded well to a new drug in an early clinical trial.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

EGFR positive lung cancer patients who had seen cancer progression responded well to a new drug in an early clinical trial.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

"HSP 90 inhibitors are a really cool class of drugs..." states Dr. Melissa Johnson of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center as she describes what researchers are learning about these drugs still in early development. February 2014.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

"HSP 90 inhibitors are a really cool class of drugs..." states Dr. Melissa Johnson of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center as she describes what researchers are learning about these drugs still in early development. February 2014.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Among kidney cancer patients, the sub-type "non-clear cell" is the least common. As a result, not much research has been conducted on it.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Among kidney cancer patients, the sub-type "non-clear cell" is the least common. As a result, not much research has been conducted on it.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

An analysis of two large studies of EGFR lung cancer patients tried to determine if Gilotrif helped patients live longer.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Dr. Leena Gandhi of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute sees great potential in immune therapies for lung cancer. In this video, she expresses her hope and excitement for what the future may hold. February 2014.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Dr. Leena Gandhi of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute sees great potential in immune therapies for lung cancer. In this video, she expresses her hope and excitement for what the future may hold. February 2014.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

An analysis of two large studies of EGFR lung cancer patients tried to determine if Gilotrif helped patients live longer.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Progression-free survival is something that doctors measure to determine how well a patient responds to a particular treatment. But does it translate to increased overall survival?توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Progression-free survival is something that doctors measure to determine how well a patient responds to a particular treatment. But does it translate to increased overall survival?توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

A genetic mutation and a leukemia drug may provide new hope for patients with squamous cell lung cancer patients.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

A genetic mutation and a leukemia drug may provide new hope for patients with squamous cell lung cancer patients.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Drs. Nasser Hanna, Melissa Johnson and Jack West discuss results of a phase 2 trial presented at ASCO 2014 that studied if adding Avastin (bevicizumab) to Tarceva helped EGFR positive lung cancer patients increase progression-free survival. June 2014.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD

Drs. Nasser Hanna, Melissa Johnson and Jack West discuss results of a phase 2 trial presented at ASCO 2014 that studied if adding Avastin (bevicizumab) to Tarceva helped EGFR positive lung cancer patients increase progression-free survival. June 2014.توسط cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MD